The Songs Of The Summer: 1940-2010
Based on Billboard charts from the last 70 years, here are the songs of the summer for every year since 1940. This post is dedicated to Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. RIP.
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1940: I’ll Never Smile Again by Tommy Dorsey
#1 for 12 weeks
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1941: Daddy by Sammy Kaye
#1 for 7 weeks
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1942: Jingle Jangle Jingle by Kay Keiser
#1 for 8 weeks
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1943: You’ll Never Know by Dick Haymes
#1 for 4 weeks
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1944: Swinging On A Star by Bing Crosby
#1 for 9 weeks
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1945: Sentimnental Journey by Les Brown and Doris Day
#1 for 9 weeks
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1946: The Gypsy by The Ink Spots
#1 for 10 weeks
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1947: Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (The Cigarette) by Tex Ritter
#1 for 6 weeks
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1948: Woody Wood-Pecker by Kay Kyser
#1 for 6 weeks
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1949: Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend by Vaughn Monroe
#1 for 11 weeks
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1950: The Third Man Theme by Anton Karas
#1 for 11 weeks
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1951: Come On-A My House by Rosemary Clooney
#1 for 6 weeks
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1952: Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart by Vera Lynn
#1 for 9 weeks
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1953: The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) by Percy Faith
#1 for 10 weeks
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1954: Sh-Boom by The Crew Cuts
#1 for 7 weeks
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1955: Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley
#1 for 8 weeks
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1956: Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley
#1 for 7 weeks
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1957: Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley
#1 for 6 weeks
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1958: Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley
#1 for 6 weeks
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1959: The Battle Of New Orleans by Johnny Horton
#1 for 6 weeks
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1960: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini by Brian Hyland
#1 for 1 week
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1961: Tossin' and Turnin’ by Bobby Lewis
#1 for 7 weeks
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1962: The Locomotion by Little Eva
#1 for 1 week
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1963: It’s My Party by Lesley Gore
#1 for 2 weeks
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1964: I Get Around by The Beach Boys
# 1 for 2 weeks
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1965: Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
#1 for 4 weeks
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1966: Wild Thing by The Troggs
#1 for 2 weeks
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1967: Respect by Aretha Franklin
#1 for 2 weeks
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1968: Mrs. Robinson by Simon And Garfunkel
#1 for 3 weeks
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1969: Get Back by The Beatles
#1 for 5 weeks
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1970: American Woman by The Guess Who
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1971: I Feel The Earth Move by Carole King
#1 for 5 weeks
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1972:Lean On Me by Bill Withers
#1 for 3 weeks
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1973: Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce
#1 for 2 weeks
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1974: Rock Your Baby by George McCrae
#1 for 3 weeks
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1975: The Hustle
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1976: Shake Your Booty by KC & The Sunshine Band
#1 for 1 week
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1977: The Best Of My Love by The Emotions
#1 for 5 weeks
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1978: Shadow Dancing by Andy Gibb
#1 for 7 weeks
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1979: Hot Stuff by Donna Summer
#1 for 3 weeks
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1980: Funky Town by Lipps Inc
#1 for 4 weeks
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1981: Endless Love by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
#1 for 9 weeks
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1982: Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor
#1 for 6 weeks
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1983: Every Breath You Take by The Police
#1 for 8 weeks
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1984: When Doves Cry by Prince
#1 for 5 weeks
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1985: Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears
#1 for 2 weeks
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1986: Papa Don’t Preach by Madonna
#1 for 2 weeks
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1987: I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston
#1 for 2 weeks
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1988: Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson
#1 for 1 week
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1989: Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx
#1 for 3 weeks
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1990: Step By Step by The New Kids On The Block
#1 for 3 weeks
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1991: Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith
#1 for 1 week (Rap and R&B chart)
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1992: Baby Got Back by Sir Mix A Lot
#1 for 5 weeks
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1993: That’s The Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson
#1 for 8 weeks
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1994: I Swear by All 4 One
#1 for 11 weeks
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1995: Waterfalls by TLC
#1 for 7 weeks
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1996: The Macarena
#1 for 14 weeks
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1997: I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy
#1 for 11 weeks
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1998: The Boy Is Mine by Brandy & Monica
#1 for 13 weeks
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1999: Livin La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin
#1 for 5 weeks
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2000: It’s Gonna Be Me by NSYNC
#1 for 2 weeks
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2001: Lady Marmalade by Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya, and Pink
#1 for 5 weeks
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2002: Hot In Herre by Nelly
#1 for 7 weeks
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2003: Crazy In Love by Beyonce
#1 for 8 weeks
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2004: Yeah by Usher
#1 for 12 weeks
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2005: We Belong Together by Mariah Carey
#1 for 14 weeks
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2006: Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado
#1 for 6 weeks
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2007: Umbrella by Rihanna
#1 for 7 weeks
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2008: I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry
#1 for 7 weeks
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2009: I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas
#1 for 12 weeks
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2010: ???
My guesses: OMG by Usher, Airplanes by B.o.B. and Hayley Williams, or Alejandro by Lady Gaga.